Ernesto Monter is a Transport Principal Specialist within the Transport Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB).  He is a highly skilled environmental engineer with 25 years of experience as transport and environmental specialist, with a particular focus on sustainability, environmental and social risk management in both the public and private sectors. Ernesto Monter currently leads the preparation and approval of complex loan operations at the IADB, and has spent most of his career assessing projects and seeking solutions to address adverse environmental and social impacts related to complex and challenging projects, mainly on the transport sector.